Whisperer Miniatures Donated to Main Street Museum!

The following The Whisperer in Darkness miniature sets have been donated by the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society to the Main Street Museum.

These incredible miniature sets were constructed for the film by Andrew Leman, Fred Manchento, and Jason Voss. The non-animation miniature plastic model of the Mi-Go was prepared and printed from the CGI Mi-Go in the film (those were built and animated by Jon Gourley and Chris Peterson and the Dilated Pixels team, from a design by Andrew Leman) by the 3D printing lab at the Savannah College of Art & Design, facilitated by Darrell Tutchton. FYI, the SCAD/CCS connection only adds to the uncanny geographic reference points in the Whisperer chain of events. In any case, the Mi-Go model a remarkable miniature being, quite unlike any film-related model work I’ve ever seen (but hey, I’m old-school); it has a surface detail almost like fabric, when studied closely.

They arrived shortly before the Vermont State Premiere of the film on October 20th, 2011, and will soon be on permanent display at the Main Street Museum… Producer/co-screenwriter Andrew Leman offered the following descriptions: above:

“The Mi-Go Cave: 53″ x 63″, and about 4 feet high. Also has a lighting system built into it which, if used, needs an electrical outlet.”Above: “The Standing Stones of Round Mountain: Roughly 3′ x 3.5′, and about 27 inches tall. Has a plasma sphere built in which requires an electrical outlet, should you wish to turn it on. Also comes with a miniature airplane flying overhead, which is certainly optional, but adds a few feet to the height of it.”Above: “The Cliffs: Roughly 66″ x 33″, and again about 4 feet high.” Above and below:

Closeup of the exquisitely detailed miniature Mi-Go figures, constructed to work to scale with the sets. They’re shown here unpainted and still in the protective stands they arrived in, packaged for safe travel.Above: The Mi-Go cave set suffered minor damage, including loose rock faces (out-of-place now and lying at rest, at right) and some crushed miniature trees. Repairs will soon be underway.Below: Of all the miniatures, the most unexpected and frustrating setback was the fact that the incredible Masterson Barn miniature simply will not fit through any doorway into the Museum!

In any case, there’s more to be done before the Masterson Barn is displayed or relocated. More on this incredible piece of work in the near future—keep your eyes on announcements here!

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